2019 Airmarine Cup

2019 AIRMARINE Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	20 – 23 March 2019
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Oman (1st title)
Runners-up	Singapore
Third place	Malaysia
Fourth place	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	11 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali (2 goals)
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The AIRMARINE Cup 2019 is the first edition of the AIRMARINE Cup, an international football tournament with four countries participating. It is played on 20 and 23 March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ananth S. Nathan, Executive Chairman of AIRMARINE (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. takes the tournament as a national social responsibility of a corporate entity to step forward for the Malaysian national football team to gain more international break for the exposure and to advance in their FIFA ranking points. ^{[1] [2]}

Faiz Nasir, made his first international goal debut in the Malaysia versus Afghanistan. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Oman won the tournament after beating Singapore 5–4 through penalty shoot-out for their first title. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Participating nations

In earlier February 2019, it was announced that Oman, Singapore and Solomon Islands had been invited to participate in the 2019 Airmarine Cup hosted by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). ^[9] On 1 March 2019, Solomon Islands announcing their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule, leading FAM to calling Afghanistan as a potential replacement candidate. ^[10] The same day, Afghanistan confirmed their participation and the draw are being announced on 4 March. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Participating teams	FIFA Rankings (as of February 2019) [14]
Oman	90
Afghanistan (replacing   Solomon Islands )	147 (143)
Singapore	165
Malaysia (host)	167

Match officials

The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.

Referees

• Yudi Nurcahya
• Nazmi Nasaruddin
• Suhaizi Shukri
• Chaireag Ngamsom

Assistant referees

• Hariff Akhir
• Shahreen Che Omar
• Apichit Nophuan
• Poonsawat Samransuk

Matches

All times are local, Malaysian Standard Time (MST) (UTC+8).

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 March – Kuala Lumpur
	Oman	5
					23 March – Kuala Lumpur
	Afghanistan	0
					Oman (p)	1 (5)
	20 March – Kuala Lumpur
					Singapore	1 (4)
	Malaysia	0
	Singapore	1
					Third-place playoff
					23 March – Kuala Lumpur
					Afghanistan	1
					Malaysia	2

Semi-finals

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:30

Oman	5–0	Afghanistan
Al-Mahaijri 9' Saleh 26' Al-Balushi 45+2' Al-Muqbali 49' Akaak 90+3'	Report (WF) Report (FSA)

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

20:45

Malaysia	0–1	Singapore
	Report (WF) Report (FSA)	Faris 82'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Third-place playoff

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

16:30

Afghanistan	1–2	Malaysia
Shayesteh 32'	Report (WF) Report (FSA)	Faiz 44' Alikhil 84' (o.g.)

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom (Thailand)

Final

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

20:45

Oman	1–1	Singapore
Al-Muqbali 22'	Report (WF) Report (FSA)	Zulfahmi 90+3'
Penalties
Al-Muqbali Al-Mahaijri Al-Musalami Khasib Saleh	5–4	Safuwan Yasir Amirul Faris Hariss

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

2019 Airmarine Cup
Oman 1st title

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali

1 goal

• Faysal Shayesteh
• Faiz Nasir
• Musallam Akaak
• Mohammed Al-Balushi
• Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
• Raed Ibrahim Saleh
• Faris Ramli
• Zulfahmi Arifin

1 own goal

• Abassin Alikhil (playing against Malaysia)

References

1. "Siaran Media: Kejohanan Sulung Piala Airmarine Beri Peluang Lonjakkan Ranking Pasukan Kebangsaan" [Media Release: Airmarine Tournament Provides Opportunity to Improve National Team Ranking] (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
2. "FAM to host inaugural Airmarine Cup". ASEAN Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
3. Seng Foo (23 March 2019). "Faiz Nasir's wonder goal powers Malaysia to Afghanistan win". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
4. "Diminutive Faiz makes huge impression in debut". The Star . 24 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. "Harimau Malaya beat Afghanistan for third place". New Straits Times. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. "Airmarine Cup 2019: Oman is champion". Muscat Daily. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
7. "Koeman wins first trophy as new Oman football coach". Times of Oman . 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
8. "Oman beat Singapore to clinch Airmarine Cup". Bernama . The Malay Mail. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
9. "Tan Cheng Hoe's Malaysia to host Oman, Singapore & Solomon Islands in new tournament this March". Fox Sports Asia. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
10. "Airmarine Cup 2019: Solomon Islands withdraw from Malaysia based tournament". Fox Sports Asia. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
11. "Piala Airmarine 2019: Afghanistan Ganti Tempat Solomon Islands" [Airmarine Cup 2019: Afghanistan Replaces Solomon Islands spot] (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
12. "Afghanistan to replace Solomon Islands in AirMarine Cup". The Star. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
13. "Draw in Airmarine Cup 2019 determines matches among Malaysia, Singapore, Oman and Afghanistan". Fox Sports Asia. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
14. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Ranking Table". FIFA.com. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

External links

• Official website
• 2019 Airmarine Cup on Facebook